Defining Stiffness/Bending Mechanical Properties

We are currently testing:
duro
sp. gr.
Modulus @ 100%
Ultimate tensile
Elongation

What if any addition ASTM tests can be done to qualify the bend/stifness characteristics of thermoplastics? And/or what would be deemed a significant variation in any (or any combination thereof)of the above to be perceieved as "Not an equivaleant material". We get in to reversed-Engineered projects with a customer's sample only, (No material spec)and need a better way to achieve a "Equivalent" feel/flex/stifness compared to their existing part.

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Stiffness testing

Tinius Olsen makes a unit that can give you stiffnes measurements for comparison purposes that has been used int the industry for quite some time.

http://www.tiniusolsen.com/products/stiffness/stiffness-testers.html